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The Ancient Parish of SCRUTON

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"SCRUTON, a parish in the wapentake of Hang East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles NNE. of Bedale. Here is a church, dedicated to St. Radegund (see Churches for photograph); the living is a rectory in the patronage of Henry Gale Esq. of which the Rev. William Newsome A.M. is the incumbent. Pop. 411." (There is further information for Scruton).

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"GRIMESCAR, a Mill and a farm house in the township and parish of Scruton; 1¼ miles SSE. of Scruton, 3 miles from Bedale, 6 from Northallerton."

Census

• A look up is offered for the 1851 Census Index for Scruton. Please see the North Riding Look-up Exchange, remembering to read the instructions.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Radegund's Church, Scruton.
    • Internal view looking down the nave
  • St. Radegund's Church, Scruton.
  • The ex Wesleyan Chapel (now a private dwelling), Scruton, founded in 1879, as it was in 2003.
  • The ex Wesleyan Chapel, Scruton, in 2009.
  • The Old Vicarage, Scruton.

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Scruton.

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1840.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1890.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Scruton and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Societies

• This parish is covered by the following Society:
  • Cleveland FHS